PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 2.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 “God Save the Dork” is a sequel to the Vadukut’s “Dork: The Incredible Adventures of Robert ‘Einstein’ Varghese”. Not having the read the 1st one, I did not know what the storyline was but was promised a lot of laughs going by the […]
Stilettos in the Newsroom | Rashmi Kumar | Book Review
PLOT: 1.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 1/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2/5 In the mood for some good chick-lit, I logged into Flipkart to browse through the genre. What I came across was a catchy and suggestively Page3-scandalous-sort title “Stilettos in the Newsroom”. I decided to order it right away and thanks to Flipkart the […]
Corporate Atyaachaar | Abhay Nagarajan | Book Review
PLOT: 2/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2.5/5 Catchy title: Check. Catchy Cover: Check. Catchy Language: Check. Reader relevance: Oops..!! And that last statement defines the fate of Abhay Nagarajan’s Corporate Atyaachaar. Though well written with decent comical timing and content, the book has failed to click with the majority readership. […]
31 | Upendra Namburi | Book Review
PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Whenever you read 14 consecutive thrillers and fictions in two months’ span, believe me, you cannot read more without a well-deserved break. For some, this break could mean catching up on lost movies or seasons; or what I’d like to call “A Reader’s […]
Sethji | Shobhaa De | Book Review
PLOT: 2/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 1/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2/5 I still regret the day I wasted 250 bucks on Sethji by Shobhaa De. If you love to read books full of cuss words, whoring women and filthy old men, then this book is for you. If you say NO to any of […]
The Guns of Navarone | Alistair Maclean | Book Review
PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 5/5 WRITING STYLE 5/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 “A team bound on a mission to change the course of a war. A mission that promises no hope for survival as the odds are monumentally stacked against them. Yet, they go. For, if not them, there is no one else…” The Guns […]
Asura: Tale of the Vanquished | Anand Neelakantan | Book Review
PLOT: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 Being born in the historic city of Agra does more to you than just Taj Mahal, it nurtures you in a society where Ram is enacted, glorified, worshipped and loved. I had the privilege of growing up in the place where the tradition […]
Stefan’s Diaries Origins | L. J. Smith | Book Review
PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 Stefan’s Diaries Origins is the first part of Stefan’s Diaries, the book where Stefan’s journey begins. This book is a must-read for anybody who follows the American Channel CW’s best show “The Vampire Diaries” for it takes you through the complete and unabridged […]
Two Fates | Judy Balan | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 Two Fates by Judy Balan is the story of a couple, Rishab and Deepika, falling in and out of love, and what happens when their families decide to bring their love story back on track. When you pick up a chick-lit book to […]
The Shadow Throne | Aroon Raman | Book Review
PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Since Chetan Bhagat published his first teen novel “5 Point Someone” in 2004, a plethora of authors have flooded the Indian Literary scene. Many giants have emerged like Ashwin Sanghi, Amish Tripathi and Ravi Subramanian. Similarly, there were many others who came & […]
The Taj Conspiracy | Manreet Sodhi Someshwar | Book Review
PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 “History + Mystery = The Taj Conspiracy” While doing my engineering, I had come across P.K.Oak’s conspiracy theory that Taj Mahal was, in fact, a Shiva temple called ‘Tejo Mahalay’. I had spent days researching the topic, reading historical literature, articles and conspiracies […]
Chanakya’s Chant | Ashwin Sanghi | Book Review
PLOT: 5/5 CHARACTERS: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 “Adi Shakti, Namo Namah Sarab Shakti, Namo Namah Prithum Bhagvati, Namo Namah” If you love History and Contemporary Fiction, then “Chanakya’s Chant” is ideal for you. The two subjects are poles apart and, to combine them and make the outcome interesting is a […]